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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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